Store-front setting.



Unrrnn sratrns U'ABTIN S. CRANE, OF HOBOKEN, @IEW JEBSEQY.

STORE-FRONT s'm'mnnsfv To all whom, it may concern Be it known that I,MARTIN S. CRANE, a. citizen of the United States of America, residing atHoboken, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have inventedcertain nere1 and useful Improvements in Store-Front Sett-ings; and Ihereby declare the following 'te be a full, clear, and exact descriptionoi the invention, such ,as will enable others skilled in the art towhich it pertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in plate glass and particularlystorefront set.'- tiigs, and has for its object the provision of a glasssetting which will hold the glass securely in position regardless ofWhether the frame or woodwork is true or square, which can be easilyplaced in position an assembled Without danger of breaking the glass,which will not require adjustments in the assemblingr.l and in whichample provision is made for ventilation and drainage.

In carrying out my invention l employ metal moldings, the inner of whichis provided with a base which extends outwardly beyond the glass,lwith aflange extending;

outward bevondthis base and the glass, and with a. portion which extendsoutward away from this flange and is adapted to engage the glass.Supporting blocks preferably of metal are inserted at intervals betweenthe base and the flange referred to, and thc inner molding and theblocks are secured in position against the sill, frame, or transom bar,as the ease may be; by screws which preferahly pass through the flangeand base of the molding and through the supporting blocks intermediatethe same.

The outer molding is preferably provided along one edge with a lip orflange which engages tnc glass and at its other edge bears upon orengages the outwardly projecting:

portion of the base of the inner molding. This outer molding is clampedfirml)Y against the glass by screws which pass throufrh the saine intothe supporting blocks carried by the inner molding.

The glass 'is supported on non-metallic memberssuch wood, leather, feltor the like, whirh rest upon the outwardly extending vflange of' the.inner molding and may he held in place in any desired manner. Both theinner and outer moldings are provided with openings for ventilation :1nd

Specification of Lettera Patent.

pplication lcd November 30,

Patented Nov. 7, 1911.

1908. 'Serial No. 465,117'.

drainage, thelpassage of the air to or from the interior of the buildingand the passage of the water to the exterior taking place between thesupporting blocks which as before 'stated are arranged at intervals.

My invention may be further briefly summarized as consisting in certainnovel details of construction 'and combination and arrangement of partswhich will be described in the specification and set forth in theappended claims.

For a better understanding o my invention reference is had to theaccompanying drawings in which- Figure l is a. perspective View of a.portion of a store front constructed in accordance with my invention.Fig. 2 is a partiel som bar substantially along tbe line 2-2 of Fig. 1,Fig. 3 is a partial section taken through the base of the store troni'.substantially along the line -3--3 o Figi.

Referring now to the figures of the drawing, ltland 11 represent themain plates of glass, 12 the base or sill upon which the plates 14) and11 are supported, 13 and 14 the transom glass plates. and l5 the transomhar which supports the latter.

Reference is new had to Figs. 2 and 3 .showing the detail constructionof the store front setting". and in these gnres it will be seen thatcaeh plate of glass is held in posirrolding 17, both of which are formedfrom L u sheet metal. The inner molding is provided with a base 18 whichextends outward bevond the glass and rests upon the sill l2, transom barl5, or frame. Fig. 2 showing the transomlmr. and Fig. 8 showing.rtheliase resting upon the sill. it. bein;F understood that theconstruction of the molding is the saine aloner the sides, iop andbottom of the glass. The base also extends inward bevond the glass for asuitable distance. The base also extends inward berend the glass. for asnilabl@ distance and is 4then curved away @from the hase. thence againontnnrdljf toward the glass where a curved flange 1f) is'fornu-d livl'mndinflr or doubling the nieta! .pon itsclinnd thence the metal i fromthe base and toward the glass, having at the edge a'tlunge or lip 2Oparallel to tion by an inner molding i6 and an onterv the bases of theinner moldings resting' ontransverse section taken through the tran- Yextends xvith a curve in a direction away the glass and engaging thelatter.V The inner molding 16 is braced and secured in position' bysupporting blocks 2l which are inserted between the base 18 and theiange 19 and by screws 22 which pass through the.

' flange, the supporting blocks 21 and the base 18 and into a memberupon which the molding rests. The supporting blocks 21am.

each provided in this case with inclined sides, a fiat' base whichengages the base 18 of the molding, and with a 'face opposite the iiatbase which .is curved and conforms in shape to the shape of the flange19 of the molding, and as here shown veach block is provided on itsouter side with a. Vlip 23, the purpose o'f which will be. explainedlater. These supporting blocks are preferably of metal and are arrangedat' intervalsleaving spaces between the same for ventilation anddraining as will beexplained.

The outer molding is provided along one edge with a flange 24 whichengages the outwardly extending portiorrnf base'18 of the molding 16 andat ifoppositefedge with a flange or lip 25 which is parallel to the lipof the inner molding and engages the -outer surface of the glass, thusholding the latter in place. The outer moldingis secured iirmly inposition simply by screws 26- 30 which extend through openings in themoldf ing into the faces of the supporting blocks 21.

The bottom edge of each glass whethenthe main glass plates or thetransom glass rest upon non-metallic supporting members 27, which may be.formed of Wood, rubber, felt or leather, or in fact any comparativelysoftv material which will not endanger the breaking of the glass at anytime. These supporting members 27 are' also arranged at in- 41) tervals,one at each supporting block 26, and

are held in position by the lips 23 of the suporting blocks 21 if saidlips are provided. isplacement is also prevented particularly inward bythe sha-peof the molding itself.

It will be seen that the outer molding is provided in the flange 24adjacent the base 18 with drainage and Ventilating openings 28X andthatv the inner molding is provided with drainage and ventilationopeningsy 29, B and may also be-.provided with further ventilationopenings as shown at 30. It will be seen by referring to the upper partof Fig. 2 and to Fig.- 3 lthat the inner molding i along the bottom ofthe transom glass or along the main glass plates has a trough-likedepression 31 in which the openings 29 are located, and thesedepressions will catch any water that may liow down on the interior ,ofthe glass, either from condensation, or when water is applied forwashing. I

Tie flanges or lips 2O and 25 of th mold ing engage the glass at asufficient tance from the edges that a deep rabbet or groove is providedso that said engaging lips or G'ang s will securely hold the glass inposition at all points regardless of any irregularity in the surroundingframe or if the frames or other woodworlc are not true and' square.Furthermore Vthe parts can be very easily, assembled and no skilledmetal mechanic is required, the construction being so simple that noadjustment or alten-tions are necessary. Also the construction isthoroughly ireproof and will .not rust to any extent particularly sincedrainage is am lv provided for.

do not desire to be confined to the exact details shown, but aim in myclaims to cove': all modifications which do not involve a departure fromthe spirit and scope of my invention.

What I claim is:-

1. In a glass plate setting an inner molding having a base extendingforwardly with respect to the glass, a. iange formed integral 3, withthe base and extending orwardl -intermediate the lass and the base, a.ange formed. integrl with the first-mentioned ange and adapted to engagethe inner face of the glass, supporting blocks arranged between the baseand the flrst-mentioned iiange immediately below the edge of the glass,means for, securing said blocks and molding to the window -frame, anouter molding engaging the glass and the outer portion of the base ofthe innermolding, and means for securing the outer molding to thesupporting blocks.

2.`.In a glass plate setting an inner 1nolding having a base extendingforwardly with respect to the glass, a flange formed integral with, thebase and extending forwardly ine termediate the' glass and the base andform' ing a support for the lower edge of the glass and a trough forreceiving the drainage from the inner face of the glass, a secondl iangeformed integral with the first-mentioned flangeand adapted to engage theinner face of the glass plate, said flange being concave increst-section so that a space is 110 provided between the lower edge ofthe plate and said flange, supporting blocks arranged between the baseand the tiret-mentioned ian'ge immediately below the edge of4 thevglass, means for securing said blocks and molding' to 'the window frame,an outer molding engaging the glass at the outer portion of the base ofthe inner molding, and means for securing the outer molding to thesupporting blocks.

3. In a glass plate setting an inner molding having a baseextending'forwardly with respect to the glass, a flange formed integralwith the base and extending forwardly ntex'mediate the glass and 'thebase, a flange formed integral with the first-mentioned flange andadapted to engage'the inner face of the glass a short distance above itslower edge, supporting blocks arranged between the-base and therst-mentioned flange im- 130 mcdiately below the edge of tho g1ass,meansIn testimony whereof, I sign the foregofor securmg sind blocks andmoldmg to the. lng speclcatlon, 1n the presence o two Wit wmdow-frame,an, outer moldmg ongngmg messes.

the glass and the outer portion of the base MARTIN S. CRANE. F of theinner molding, and means for secur- Witnesses:

lgkihe outer molding to the supporting EDWARD F. CRANE,

loc I LU KE F. MALLOY.

